FORM 8.3

               PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY            

        A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE     

                      Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")                   

    1.           KEY INFORMATION                                                                     
                                                                                                     
    (a)   Identity of the person whose positions/     Harris Associates L.P.                         
          dealings are being disclosed:                                                              
                                                                                                     
    (b)   Owner or controller of interests and short                                                 
          positions disclosed, if different from 1                                                   
          (a):                                                                                       
          The naming of nominee or vehicle companies                                                 
          is insufficient                                                                            
                                                                                                     
    (c)   Name of offeror/offeree in relation to      Premier Farnell                                
          whose relevant securities this form                                                        
          relates:                                                                                   
          Use a separate form for each offeror/                                                      
          offeree                                                                                    
                                                                                                     
    (d)   If an exempt fund manager connected with an                                                
          offeror/offeree, state this and specify                                                    
          identity of offeror/offeree:                                                               
                                                                                                     
    (e)   Date position held/dealing undertaken:      26 July 2016                                   
                                                                                                     
    (f)   Has the discloser previously disclosed, or  NO                                             
          are they today disclosing, under the Code                                                  
          in respect of any other party to this                                                      
          offer?                                                                                     
                                                                                                     
    2.           POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE                                       
                                                                                                     
    (a)          Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or          
                 offeree to which the disclosure relates following the dealing (if any)              
                                                                                                     
    Class of relevant security:       Common Stock (GB0003318416)                                    
                                                                                                     
                                                 Interests                    Short Positions        
                                                                                                     
                                             Number             %            Number            %     
                                                                                                     
    (1)   Relevant securities owned   3,522,100 shares          0.95 %                               
          and/or controlled:                                                                         
                                                                                                     
    (2)   Derivatives (other than                                                                    
          options):                                                                                  
                                                                                                     
    (3)   Options and agreements to                                                                  
          purchase/sell:                                                                             
                                                                                                     
          Total                       3,522,100 shares          0.95 %                               
                                                                                                     
    (b)          Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors' and other              
                 executive options)                                                                  
                                                                                                     
    Class of relevant security in                                                                    
    relation to which subscription                                                                   
    right exists:                                                                                    
                                                                                                     
    Details, including nature of the                                                                 
    rights concerned and relevant                                                                    
    percentages:                                                                                     
                                                                                                     


     

    3.      DEALINGS                                                                                           
                                                                                                               
    (a)     Purchases and sales                                                                                
                                                                                                               
      Class of relevant security        Purchase/sale        Number of securities       Price per unit         
                                                                                                               
    Common Stock (GB0003318416)    Sale                     40,000 shares           1.65 GBP                   
                                                                                                               
    Common Stock (GB0003318416)    Sale                     216,800 shares          1.65 GBP                   
                                                                                                               
    Common Stock (GB0003318416)    Sale                     1,369,500 shares        1.65 GBP                   
                                                                                                               
    (b)     Derivatives transactions (other than options)                                                      
                                                                                                               
     Class of relevant    Product description     Nature of dealing e.g.      Number of    Price per unit      
          security              e.g. CFD         opening/closing a long/      reference                        
                                                short position, increasing   securities                        
                                                  /reducing a long/short                                       
                                                         position                                              
                                                                                                               
    (c)     Options transactions in respect of existing securities                                             
                                                                                                               
    (i)     Writing, selling, purchasing or varying                                                            
                                                                                                               
       Class of       Product    Writing,     Number of     Exercise     Type e.g.  Expiry     Option money    
       relevant     description  purchasing,  securities to price per    American,  date       paid/ received  
       security      e.g. call   selling,     which option  unit         European              per unit        
                       option    varying etc. relates                    etc.                                  
                                                                                                               
    (ii)    Exercising                                                                                         
                                                                                                               
    Class of relevant security     Product description e.g. Number of securities    Exercise price per         
                                   call option                                      unit                       
                                                                                                               
    (d)     Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)                                          
                                                                                                               
    Class of relevant security     Nature of dealing e.g.   Details                 Price per unit (if         
                                   subscription, conversion                         applicable)                
                                                                                                               


     

    4.       OTHER INFORMATION                                                                          
                                                                                                        
    (a)      Indemnity and other dealing arrangements                                                   
                                                                                                        
    Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or                                 
    understanding, formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be                     
    an inducement to deal or refrain from dealing entered into by the person making                     
    the disclosure and any party to the offer or any person acting in concert with                      
    a party to the offer:                                                                               
    If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none"                       
                                                                                                        
    None                                                                                                
                                                                                                        
    (b)      Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives              
                                                                                                        
    Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal,                         
    between the person making the disclosure and any other person relating to:                          
    (i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or                               
    (ii) the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant                            
    securities to which any derivative is referenced:                                                   
    If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none"                       
                                                                                                        
    None                                                                                                
                                                                                                        
    (c)      Attachments                                                                                
                                                                                                        
    Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached?                      NO                                          
                                                                                                        
    Date of disclosure                                      27 July 2016                                
                                                                                                        
    Contact name                                            Kim Colwell                                 
                                                                                                        
    Telephone number                                        312-208-8153                                
                                                                                                        

    Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory
    Information Service and must also be emailed to the Takeover Panel at 
    monitoring@disclosure.org.uk. The Panel's Market Surveillance Unit is available
    for consultation in relation to the Code's dealing disclosure requirements on
    +44 (0)20 7638 0129.

    The Code can be viewed on the Panel?s website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.